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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aSashalmi, Endre,
_d1964-
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245 1 0 _aRussian notions of power and state in a European perspective, 1462-1725 :
_bassessing the significance of Peter's reign /
_cEndre Sashalmi.
260 _aBoston :
_bAcademic Studies Press,
_c(c)2022.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 507 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 0 _aRussian thought in context
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505 0 0 _aPART ONE. Russia and Europe: clarification of terms, and the problem of the state --
_tIssues of methodology, reception, and the benefits of a long-term approach --
_tTerritoriality, the name, and the nature of the polity: from the principality of Moscow to the Russian Empire --
_tThe idea of the state in Western Christendom in the late Middle Ages and the early Modern Era --
_tThe role of metaphors and allegorical personifications in the development of the concept of the state in Western Christendom --
_tThe meaning(s) of European perspective --
_tThe birth and meaning of the "Russian state narrative" --
_tThe consequences of the state narrative: the discovery of Gosudarstvo by Russian history-writing --
_tSixteenth- and seventeenth-century Muscovite perceptions of ruling power: characteristics and methodological aspects of a comparison with Western Christendom --
_tThe problem of Samoderzhavie --
_tPART TWO. Notions of power and state in the context of "proprietary dynasticism": Russia and the Western perspective --
_tRichard Pipes's patrimonial interpretation of Russia reconsidered in the light of "proprietary dynasticism" --
_tAspects of rulership and their relation to each other in early Modern Europe and Russia: proprietary, office, and divine right --
_tDivine right of kings and divine right of tsars: aspects and lessons of a comparison --
_tPART THREE. The origins of theory of law and state in the works of Feofan Prokopovich: an intellectual from the Kievan nest in the service of Peter the Great --
_tTurning points in the Life of Feofan Prokopovich, and his most important political works --
_tPreliminary notes on Prokopovich's theory of law and state --
_tPower, state, law, sovereignty, and contractualism in Feofan Prokopovich's Writings --
_tFemale allegorical personification of Russia during the reign of Peter the Great and his successors: visual and written sources, and the notion of state --
_tEpilogue: the importance of Gosudarstvennost' in contemporary Russia --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex.
520 0 _a"The book highlights the main features and trends of Russian "political" thought in an era when sovereignty, state, and politics, as understood in Western Christendom, were non-existent in Russia, or were only beginning to be articulated. It concentrates on enigmatic authors and sources that shaped official perception of rulership, or marked certain changes of importance of this perception. Special emphasis is given to those written and visual sources which pointed towards depersonalization and secularization of rulership in Russia. A comparison with Western Christendom frames the argument throughout the book, both in terms of ideas and the practical aspects of state-building, allowing the reader to ponder Russia's differentia specifica"--
_cProvided by publisher
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650 0 _aPolitical science
_zRussia
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zRussia
_xHistory.
650 0 _aPower (Social sciences)
_zRussia.
650 0 _aNation-building
_zRussia
_xHistory.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password.
_uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3401975&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell